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Skilled Nursing News: It may be an understatement, but today’s environment is challenging for SNFs. Why should managed care be a strategic priority? Brian Deeley: We are all aware of the financial and operational challenges of Medicare Advantage (MA) versus...

Close to 300 members of Congress are urging federal regulators to do more to reduce burdensome Medicare Advantage requirements that can slow the delivery of care to nursing homes and other patients. The 61 senators and 233 Representatives signed a letter to the...

Caregivers are the backbone and most vital element in short-term and long-term care facilities. Hiring and maintaining compassionate, competent, and well-trained staff is imperative in each skilled nursing, assisted living, and rehabilitation center or facility....

As of January 31, 2022, this version of MNS’ “COVID-19 MCO and Private Insurance Process Updates” includes new information from Aetna, Anthem, Humana (AR, DE, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, NC, OH, OK & VA), and Medical Mutual of Ohio. As always, we want to offer our...

As the COVID-19 vaccine is more widely available, there has been a “nearly 99 percent decline in new COVID-19 cases among nursing home residents.” Seniors and healthcare workers were among the first groups to get vaccinated, and because of this, the clinical crisis is...

There is still time to sign up for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) so your facility can receive daily reimbursement. There are two ways to sign up: Go to the Provider Services tab on this website and click on the Provider Portal button to access the Provider Portal....

MNS provides a special service to help you place your patients in a quality and suitabe skilled nursing facility. For a list of credentialed providers in MNS’ skilled nursing facility network, as well as the insurance contracts in which each credentialed provider...

Providers are encouraged to check out the exciting enhancements to MNS’ state-of-the-art web-based Provider Portal. New features include online claim inquiry dialog with MNS and payor representatives; automatic notification when a case requires documentation, a note...

Management and Network Services is continually evolving as a value-added and cost-saving service organization. We are listening to our clients, both payors and providers, to ensure that we are adequately identifying their needs and providing solutions to meet those...

by Brent Wahba, Transformation Coach, Faculty, Lean Enterprise Institute Every lean coach has a favorite example―that one organization that best embodies core principles, a unique, “situational approach” that makes them even more successful, and obviously, they must...